Where does “mausoleum” come from?

mausoleum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον, from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος, from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦.

mausoleum (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mausoleum

Definitions

  1. a mausoleum

Ancestry of “mausoleum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmausōlēummausoleum
2Ancient GreekΜαυσωλεῖονof Mausolus
3Ancient GreekΜαύσωλοςMausolus or Maussolus
4Carian*𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦—
Every word from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦 →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον →
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